Loop 2.4.3

Loop 2.4.3 consists of percussionists/composers Thomas Kozumplik and Lorne Watson. The duo recently released there debut recording, Batterie (Music Starts From Silence), which features 6 extended tracks recorded in one hour at Jack Straw Productions in Seattle. "There are action adventures and reveries on Batterie, and it all sounds like part of a well-thought-out tradition. Only the tradition has never existed until now." (Fresh Air - NPR) With Loop 2.4.3 as their main project, Watson and Kozumplik have become active figures in a cross-world of musical genres, performing with such artists as Clogs, The Books, Willie McBlind(Jon Catler), Evan Ziporyn, Belle Orchestre, Newband, and their late mentor Robert Hohner. Kozumplik and Watson have performed throughout North America, Europe, Scandinavia, S. Korea, and Australia and have received awards and support from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Connecticut Council on the Arts, Chamber Music America, the UK Arts Council, Yale University, and the International Association of Jazz Educators. Visit www.loop243.com for complete bio and more information.

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